Vintage Halloween Countdown - Oct. 31

Countdown to Halloween - Vintage Halloween Wowe-e Whistles Display - Sold at eBay for $495.00

Vintage Halloween Collectibles - Marti's Collection

Vintage Halloween collector Marti displays some of her collectibles in the pictures shown here-love that orange and black :) How do you display your collectibles? Feel free to share your decorations with us - e-mail us pics at webmaster@vintagehalloween.com

 

Vintage Halloween Collectibles Display #2

Vintage Halloween Collectibles Display

Her's another great photo from Richard of some more of his collectibles--vintage and modern.

If you'd like to share how you decorate and display with your collectibles, send me some photos and I'll post them. Send them to webmaster@vintagehalloween.com.

Jenn:)

Vintage Halloween Collectibles Display

Vintage Halloween Collectibles Display

Vintage Halloween collector Richard sent me this display of some vintage Halloween diecuts in his collection. Click on the image for a larger view. Aren't they neat!

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 29th: Vintage Tally Cards #3

Here's another sampling of these nifty Tally cards. The above card features deco styled owls.

A Spacey Witch

Spooky Owl

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 25th: Vintage Ghost Decorations

It's just not a spooky Halloween with out a few ghosts haunting about--here's some collectible items recently spotted at eBay. I like the old Gurley ghost candle above.

Ghosties on Noisemaker

Ghost Tally Card

Ghost Seals

Like the Ghost and Bat Together!

Plate with Ghost

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 23rd: Vintage Halloween Displays

I love seeing vintage Halloween displays--especially at Halloween, but all year round there are collectors who keep up their displays or even relegate a whole room in the house to their collections. Click on each of these photos for a larger image.

A collector shared these photos of their display with us and I wanted to share with you all.

These games can be purchased fairly inexpensively at eBay compared to some of the other vintage Halloween collectibles if you're looking to start out with something that's not going to break your bank.

The lanterns are so bright and festive, shown in this photo.

And a Halloween feather tree is a great addition for all the Halloween ornaments in your collections.

If you're wondering where to find such great vintage items, check out eBay but also try a newer site, Bonanza! Your local antique malls are a great source too for vintage Halloween. If you're lucky enough to live near a holiday show like the one in Ohio every year, those are always fun haunts.

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 22nd: Vintage Tally Cards #2

I really like the look of the vintage Tally cards. Here are some more festive examples of these.

I especially like the middle photo set and the lanterns pictured on the cat tally.

Love the Deco Silhouettes here...

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 19th: Vintage Tally Cards

Vintage Tally cards are so festive--nice and colorful and spooktacular imagery! Some of the really nice ones can sell for 30.00 and on up. Others you can get around 5.00 to 20.00. Some companies that made these include Gibson and Buzza--the Buzza ones are especially clever and a lot of them have that great Art Deco styling.

I really like this witch's cauldron bubbling over to the meowing/hissing cat.

Spooked by a bat?

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 11th: Witch Decorations

Trying to decide on a decorating theme? Witches never go out of style! So double double toil and trouble over to eBay and check out some of these vintage collectibles auctioned off recently like the Cat and Witch game shown above.

Witch on a Noisemaker

Witch Fortunes Game

Gurley Witch Candle

Witch Diecut

Witch Noisemaker

Plastic Witch Decoration

Witch Treat Sack

Witch Silhouettes

Witch Napkins

Vintage Hosiery/Witch Advertisement

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 4th: Vintage Halloween Party

The October issue of Create and Decorate features a "Vintage Halloween Party" article that showcases some neat vintage collectibles from noisemakers to games to lanterns and party favors. It also has a craft on making your own papier-mache pumpkin and cat.

There's a neat "Ghoulfriends Shadow Box" craft idea too featuring vintage Halloween postcard imagery. It's clever!

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 3rd: Owl Decorations

One way to decorate for Halloween is to gather theme items--such as witches, skeletons, or even owls. I've pulled some images from a few recent eBay auctions to highlight some of the neat vintage collectible owl decorations you can get like the Gurley candle above:

Owl Blow Mold

Owl Clicker

Postcard with Owl

Owl Diecut

German Owl Diecut

Jenn:)

Countdown to Halloween - Oct. 2nd: Vintage Halloween Noisemakers at eBay #8

Looking for vintage decorations to liven up your Halloween parties? Noisemakers are a great way to add some vintage flair and a little "music." :)

Here are a few noisemakers seen recently at eBay - they're pretty inexpensive to collect for the most part, can still be handled to some degree depending on the style and condition, and really pop in displays as they're very bright and colorful and full of great Halloween imagery.

Jenn:)

Spooky Nancy Drew Halloween Party Theme

Weeks of planning and designing=one fun Nancy Drew Halloween party! This year I had a Nancy Drew Halloween party. The theme was the 21st Nancy Drew book, The Secret in the Old Attic. I tried to recreate the attic on the front porch complete with items mentioned from the book: trunk, wardrobe with skeleton, cobwebs, spiders, old bottles, sheet music, an old table, hat boxes, a Currier & Ives print and so forth. The Nancy Drew silhouette is featured prominently in the front window.

Inside in the dining room, we had tables set up with vintage Halloween party collectibles and lots of goodies. Take a moment to weed through all the photos from our party from the set up of the porch to the end result and the party festivities plus my Old Attic goodies I gave out the next evening on Halloween to all the trick or treaters!

Spooky Spiders & Webbing in front side window

Spiders light the way on this outside light

It began with a wardrobe - made from 2 cardboard
boxes which were painted brown

Nancy Drew silhouette pumpkin

Silhouette pumpkins by the front door

Poster of Old Attic - Tandy illustration

Skeleton in the Wardrobe & Lots of Spider Webs!

The Attic is Taking Shape with Spooky Footprints!

Might there be a secret behind the wardrobe?

Maybe something hidden in the wardrobe?

Footprints from Martha Stewart Crafts Line, sold here

Old Attic Nappi Cover Poster to set the theme

An old suitcase doubles for the trunk and a candle nearby

Battery operated old-time candle found at Michaels, good for photo op

Lots of sheet music, part of our party game

The Secret in the Old Attic Party Banner

Crepe Streamers, Orange Lanterns, and Vintage Collectibles

Group Photo in front of the collection!

Everyone checking out the collection spanning nearly 80 years!

Treats

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Nancy Drew Old Attic Picks

Yum!

Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Ball & Ginger/Chocolate Cookies

Treats & Appetizers

Awaiting Dinner: Lasagna, Parmesan Chicken, & Salads

Festive Tables Set

Old Attic Treat Boxes for Each Guest

Featuring spider web boxes and ribbons, Old Attic Sticker, & Spider

Goodies: Candy, Googly Eye Rings, Stretch Skeletons, & Keychains

Opening the treat boxes!

Old Attic mystery hunt: Letters on spiders
unscrambled to spell W A R D R O B E

Mini Old Attic books to be found in wardrobe as prizes

Spiders with letters on sheet music -
we hunted for sheet music like Nancy in the book!

Our Nancy Drew Halloween Treat Bag Exchange!

Pumpkin Basket with book covers and lots of ribbons and treats!

Neat Old Attic bag

Another Old Attic bag with image above and silhouette below:

Iron On Transfer Bag with treats!

Neat Mysterious Letter Collage Frame!

Dede, Gail, and Judy brought me this neat
Halloween/Nancy Drew decorated pail shown above and below:

HALLOWEEN NIGHT TREATS:

I made nearly 200 goody bags for the kids featuring Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys stickers - And ran out of them! Normally we have around 130 to 150 kids, this year over 200! WOW! Or as Nancy's friend George would say, HYPERS!

Little Kids got candy and play-doh plus a bookmark for the girls!

Older kids got candy, spiders, stretchy skeletons, googly eye rings,
and girls got bookmarks. Hardy Boys Skull Mountain sticker pictured above

Inexpensive Jack O' Lantern buckets (great suggestion from Ronda!) lit up with battery operated tea-lights make the perfect lanterns to line your walkway!

Nancy Drew silhouette hurricane next to Old Attic poster

Just before dark, the scene becomes more spooky!

This Halloween was lots of fun and using the Old Attic theme was easy to do. The kids squealed and were delighted with the theme and the goody bags. When I was a kid, I loved getting the treat sacks, so I like to do that for the kids at Halloween!

Jenn:)